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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 328
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers, Electric Christmas decorations |
| 54YO WHITE MALE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AT HOME ACCIDENTLY SHOT L THUMB W/ INDUSTRIAL STAPLE GUN,DX FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL L THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers, Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations |
| 73YOM PUTTING TOGETHER A PICTURE FRAME WITH A STAPLE GUN AND SHOT SELF IN THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER WITH THE STAPLE LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers, Desk supplies |
| FB RT 5TH FINGER.PT WAS SHOWING WIFE HOW TO USE STAPLE GUN AND HAD A ST APLE EMBED IN FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| THUMB FB-LARGE STAPLE GUN FELL SHOOTING STAPLE INTO THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| PATIENT SHOT SELF WITH STAPLE ON HAND. DX; FOREIGN BODY TO LEFT HAND WITH REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| PT WAS USING A STAPLE GUN WHEN THE STAPLE GUN DEPLOYED AND A STAPLE LODGED IN LEFT INDEX FINGER DX: PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2009 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers, Ceilings and walls |
| USING STAPLE GUN ON WALL, HIT SELF IN HEAD DX: ICH, HEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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